Paul Yu

Paul Yu was a Chinese-American academic who was the President of State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY Brockport) between 1997–2004.

Early life and education Born in Chongqing, China, Yu moved with his family to Hong Kong in 1949 before resettling in Michigan. Yu went on to receive bachelor's, master's, and a doctorate in philosophy all from the University of Michigan. In the 1980-81 academic year, he was a Fulbright lecturer at the National Taiwan University. Yu returned to Central Michigan University in 1981 as chair of the philosophy department and served in that capacity until 1987, when he moved up to associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Central Michigan.

During his presidency, SUNY Brockport rose to Tier 2 within the State University of New York system. He also established the Presidential Scholarship program which attracted several top international students to the SUNY Brockport campus. On August 1, just three weeks after taking office, Yu resigned from San Jose State for health reasons. He returned with his family to New York and took a position with SUNY Brockport.

Death Yu died on December 5, 2016, at the age of 75 after battling Parkinson's disease.